The former star of "Dog the Bounty Hunter" has joined a legal effort to have New Jersey's new bail rules thrown out, claiming the changes are "not working and are causing deaths." Chris Christie and other state officials for praising the bail reforms. Proponents of the reforms say they were enacted as a way to keep violent offenders detained until trial while providing poor, low-level defendants the opportunity to be freed. Chapman said the reforms provide "zero accountability" for defendants, who assume they will be granted their release pending trial. This is at least the second lawsuit from the bail industry trying to overturn the changes.

Source: Fox News July 31, 2017 17:10 UTC